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English

Adjective

of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical

Noun

an actor or player

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Thespian \Thes"pi*an\, a. [From L. Thespis, Gr. ?, the founder
of the Greek drama.]
Of or pertaining to Thespis; hence, relating to the drama;
dramatic; as, the Thespian art. -- n. An actor.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet thespian
adj : of or relating to drama; "the movie director had thespian
cooperation"
n : a theatrical performer [syn: actor, histrion, player,
role player]

Moby Dictionary
Roscius , actor , actor-proof , actress , all-star , antagonist ,
bad guy , ballet , balletic , barnstormer , character , character actor ,
character man , character woman , child actor , cinematic ,
cinematographic , diseur , diseuse , dramatic , dramatical , dramatizer ,
dramaturgic , feeder , film , filmic , foil , ham , hammy , heavy ,
histrio , histrion , histrionic , impersonator , ingenue , juvenile ,
legitimate , matinee idol , melodramatic , milked , mime , mimer , mimic ,
monodramatic , monologist , movie , mummer , operatic , overacted ,
overplayed , pantomime , pantomimist , performer , playactor , player ,
protean actor , reciter , scenic , soubrette , spectacular ,
stage performer , stage player , stagelike , stageworthy , stagy ,
starstruck , stellar , stooge , straight man , stroller ,
strolling player , theaterlike , theatrical , thrown away , trouper ,
underacted , underplayed , utility man , vaudevillian , villain